CSSRC Online Training

Adolescent Development is designed to increase the awareness of school staff on the transformation occurring in a young person’s life during adolescence. During this module you will explore physical, social, emotional, and cognitive changes impacting youth.

Making referrals to the appropriate professionals whenever a staff member is concerned about a student is a major responsibility of all school staff. Sometimes, the referral may need to go to the school’s threat assessment team. Having a better understanding of the possible warning signs or indicators of a student who may be at risk for violent behavior, will help staff make these referrals in a timely manner.

Reporting a student of concern will afford the threat assessment team the ability to assess the danger and initiate the necessary safety measures and resources to keep everyone safe. This workshop is designed for all school staff so that they will know when it is appropriate to refer a student to the threat assessment team and to encourage staff to report. This module is not designed to train the threat assessment team members, but to enable all staff to contribute to the safety of the school. It is brought to you by the Colorado School Safety Resource Center, an office of the Colorado Department of Public Safety.

After completing this module, you will be familiar with:

What may constitute a threat

The findings of the U.S. Secret Service about school threats

Some of the possible warning signs or indicators of potential threats

How to report your concerns about a student and why it is necessary to do so in a timely manner

This course offers an overview of the prevalence of child abuse and barriers to reporting it, indicators of the various types of child abuse, and instructions on making a proper report and respond to the needs of your school community. The course is instructive on the reporting of all types of abuse, but places an emphasis on sexual abuse because it is unique in that it requires secrecy and manipulation. By watching for vulnerabilities among students, the emotional and behavioral manifestations of sexual abuse, and the behaviors of the adults who care for our children, school communities will be better situated to report it, and to prevent it from occurring in the first place.

In order to enrich your school’s safety it is imperative to test your emergency plans through exercising. This course will give you the tools necessary to create and conduct your own table top exercises, which is just one way you can test your plans.

After completing this module, you will be familiar with:

The value of exercises and especially Table Top exercises

How to prepare a Table Top Exercise

How to conduct a Table Top Exercise

The evaluation process for exercises, to include improving your current plan or building a new one

This module is designed as an overview of best practices for proactive school discipline. Any educator working with students can benefit from the tips and strategies covered in this course, including discipline guidelines as outlined in Colorado law, restorative practices, classroom management tips, ideas for alternatives to suspension, and strategies for working with more difficult disciplinary cases.